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The Effect of Teleconsultation, on the Reversibility of Frailty in Geriatric Patients Post Hospitalization
Sponsor: Indonesia University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a structured tele-consultation program, delivered 3 times over 12 weeks, can improve (reverse) frailty in geriatric patients recently discharged from the hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does structured tele-consultation covering physical exercise, nutrition, and home care education change health behavior in older adults after hospital discharge? * Does this change in health behavior lead to improvement in frailty, as measured by Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score? * Does this change in health behavior lead to improvement in frailty, as measured by decreased interleukin-6 (IL-6) and myostatin levels and increased albumin levels? * Does this change in health behavior lead to improvement in frailty, as measured by increased hand grip strength? Researchers will compare participants receiving structured tele-consultation (delivered 3 times over 12 weeks) to participants receiving usual care to see if tele-consultation leads to greater improvement in health behavior and frailty status. Participants will: * Undergo baseline assessment of CFS score, hand grip strength, and blood sampling for IL-6, albumin, and myostatin shortly after hospital discharge * Be randomly assigned to receive either structured tele-consultation (3 sessions over 12 weeks, covering physical exercise, nutrition, and home care education) or usual care * Undergo repeat assessment of health behavior, CFS score, hand grip strength, and the same blood markers at the end of the 12-week period
Official title: The Effect of Structured Teleconsultation, as Part of Discharge Planning, on the Reversibility of Frailty in Geriatric Patients Post Hospitalization: a Clinical Trial Based on Clinical Scores and Biological Markers
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
116
Start Date
2026-08-03
Completion Date
2027-08-31
Last Updated
2026-07-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
structured teleconsultation and face to face consultation
A structured teleconsultation delivered via videoconference (Zoom), up to 60 minutes per session, provided by a trained general practitioner, dietitian, and physiotherapist. Sessions were conducted with the patient and a consistent family member/caregiver at weeks 3, 7, 11 post-discharge, in addition to standard discharge planning and routine face-to-face outpatient visits at weeks 1, 5, 9, 13.
face to face concultation
Routine face-to-face outpatient visits to the geriatric clinic at weeks 1, 5, 9, 13, post-discharge, without additional telehealth consultation.
Locations (1)
Cipto Mangumkusumo Hospital
Jakarta, Central Jakarta, Indonesia